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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1980
Page
5
A satirical monologue urges parents to resist burr haircuts and promote long styles for teenagers. The speaker insists youth culture changes through parental imitation and politics, ending with a call to endure a long summer for America.
A hospital auxiliary raised funds with an Evening in Monte Carlo and a kissing booth staffed by three college daughters. Kiss durations priced at 3s for $10, 7s for $25, 15s for $50, and over 15s for $100, drawing criticism over hygiene risks for a potential repeat event. A humorous germicidal cocktail suggestion followed.
Joan Silverberg, a summer theater actress, directs three one act plays for Garden Theatre Festival at Hopeland Garden. She chooses Lovers and Other Strangers by Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna, exploring courtship and adult relationships with a mix of humor and sophistication. She shifts from acting to directing, citing fewer parts for older women and a desire to guide new talent in a relaxed workshop setting. The festival is sponsored by the Aiken Community Playhouse with a mix of veteran and novice actors ready to develop through interactive rehearsals.
A comedic scene shows a grim reaper entering through a window as Phil Porter Jr directs a gin rummy battle between Death and a gambler hero. Aimed at a theatre audience, Becky Dyer and Theda Roberts rehearse from Jilted with two fiancées left by their sides but lacking sympathy.
A triad of one act plays directed by Thurmond Whatley explores romance’s twists and turns. Jilted shows two ex lovers sharing misery and affection. Mind Over Matter pairs a poet and a glove maker in a humorous triangle. All This And Alan Too sends action to a 1950s girls dormitory with familiar stereotypes.
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